In Certain Cases Defendants Admit to Unlawful Conduct but Claim

question 17

Multiple Choice

In certain cases defendants admit to unlawful conduct but claim that an overriding rationalization or explanation makes their actions lawful.Five defenses involving __________ are duress,necessity,mistake of fact,ignorance of law,and entrapment.

• A)defense related to mental illness
• B)defense involving force
• C)defense involving justification or excuse.
• D)defense involving a crime of passion

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation or assumption for a phenomenon or a relationship between variables that can be tested through research and experimentation.

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement in statistics that suggests no significant effect or relationship exists in the population; it is the hypothesis that a statistical test aims to disprove.

Alternative Hypothesis

In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis that there is a significant difference between specified populations, which is considered if the null hypothesis is rejected.

Statistical Evidence

Data or information collected during an experimental or observational study that supports or refutes a statistical hypothesis.